topic Re: Different Home Setup in Apps / Account

Different Home Setup

yerzhl — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:33:39 GMT

Hello,

I have created two Homes (actual two different houses and different address).

Question 1:

Is it possible to setup same routine (different devices) for these two homes?

Let say I want to say "Good Night" in HOME A, it will do (Nest Speaker) :

1. Read news

2. Turn off 4 "My bedroom" lights (Device A,B,C,D)

3. Play sleep sound

But if I do it in HOME B, it will do (Nest Display) :

1. Read news (same news as in HOME A)

2. Turn off "Master bedroom" light (Device E)

3. Play sleep sound (same sound as in HOME A)

Question 2:

Can I have same room name or Google will confuse which Home it will execute the command?

Question 3:

Let say I have 3 rooms in a Home, is it possible to turn on/off 2 rooms at a same time (single command)?

Or do I need to manually at custom automation to do it?

Question 4:

Is it possible to call each other home (Home A to Home B and vice versa) like intercom?

I tried yesterday but my nest speaker replied it's not possible now to make a call to home devices.

Thank you in advance.

Re: Different Home Setup

catheryn — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:53:13 GMT

Hi @yerzhl!

Thanks for bringing these concerns to our attention and posting them in the community.

I understand that you have some questions regarding routines and commands. Let me help you with that.

1. Yes, you can create the same command for both homes, but you need to make it with each separate home.

2. Yes, unfortunately it can confuse Google Assistance, so, it will be better if you create a different name for each one.

3. Yes, you need to manually custom each one

4. Unfortunately that is not possible at the time.

Let me know if you have more questions or need further assistance. We are here, ready to assist.

Warm regards,

Catheryn.

Re: Different Home Setup

yerzhl — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:08:53 GMT

Hi @catheryn ,

Thank you for the reply and clear answer.

About answer number 1, could you please share how to do it?

If I go to "Automations" tab, it listed out all the automation/routines for all homes. Even if I go to Bedtime routine, it doesn't have option to choose which home to execute. If I tried to make a new one using the same command, it will say "The command phrase "Good night" is already being used in another routine.".

Re: Different Home Setup

catheryn — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:24:31 GMT

Hi @yerzhl!

Thanks for your response.

Let me guide you through this process about creating the same routine for different home structures without confusing your Nest devices.

Give your routines clear and specific names, especially if they have similar actions. For example, instead of "Good Morning," use "Good Morning - Home 1" and "Good Morning - Home 2."
Always verify that the correct devices are selected for each routine, especially if you have devices with similar names across different home structures.
After creating routines for both home structures, test them individually to ensure they work as expected. This will help identify and resolve any potential conflicts.

Let me know how this goes.

Warm regards,

Catheryn

Re: Different Home Setup

yerzhl — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:03:31 GMT

Hi @catheryn

If you do it that way, it means the answer to my question number 1 is NO.

I was thinking the same method but I just want to make sure if it's possible or not to use same command because it's simple and no need to memorize by only say "Good morning" "Good night" "I'm home" without additional words. It's same as you make custom routines.

Thank you

Re: Different Home Setup

catheryn — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 23:57:50 GMT

Hello @yerzhl!

Thanks for your reply and the additional information.

We understand your concern, but at the moment, there's no way to do it as you requested. This is to avoid confusion between your devices.

Please let us know if you have any more questions or need further assistance. We're ready to help in the best way we can.

Best regards,

Catheryn